However, the club had planned a new party with the presence of around sixty former Wolves (we also noted the presence of Dante Brogno) and a festive third half in the marquee as was the case two weeks ago after winning the title.
But the party didn't have the same flavor after this little match against Knokke. The coach had announced that he wanted to carry out tests and if Dianessy was one of them in the offensive animation, he did not necessarily smile at the Frenchman, who served little during the first 45 minutes and who was logically replaced at the break.
Without Joël Ito (injured until the end of the season) and Maisonneuve (to start Calant), the RAAL never managed to get into high gear and was even caught cold at the start of the match with an action on the coastal right flank which destabilized the block and Arno Valkenaers for whom it was a great first this season.
But the goalkeeper who spent the entire season in Vanhamel's shadow certainly had one of the worst evenings of his young career. On the action which led to the 2nd goal, the one who had 70 appearances with Thes until his arrival at La Louvière collided with Alexis Calant. Both players remained on the ground for a long time. If the defender was able, after seeing his well-bandaged head, to get up (before being replaced by Maisonneuve), the keeper had to be evacuated on a stretcher, with the paramedics then having to intervene.
This past episode, the pack never managed to find solutions to move and thwart the particularly effective Knokke block which even scored its 3rd goal against it.
In short, a match, and a 3rd defeat of the season (after Heist and Olympic), to forget for the Wolves.
- RAAL: Valkenaers (67th Vanhamel), Corneillie, Calant (67th Maisonneuve), Faye, Gueulette, Maës, Liongola (85th Benoit), Pau, Bongiovanni (59th Gobitaka), Dianessy (46th Kiankaulua), Vancamp.
- Knokke: Goblet, Bailly, Vanraefelghem, Schoonbaert, Geeraord, Pierre (88th Coninckx), Pieters, Kunda (75th Mbye), Jalloh (83rd De Poorter), Prudhomme (88th Aelterman), Naessens (75th Buysse).
- Referee: Mr. Afifi.
- Warnings: Calant, Faye.
- The goals: 7th Prudhomme (0-1), 60th Jalloh (0-2), 90th+2 Mbye (0-3).
